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be fupplied with more earth, fo as to form a ball about the roots 
of each plant, which mu ft be furrounded with wet mofs, and 
carefully tied about with packthread, to keep the earth about the 
roots moift: perhaps it may be neceflary to inclofe the mofs with 
feme paper or broad leaves (as the palmetto) that the packthread 
may bind the mofs the clofer. Loamy earth will continue moift 
the longeft. There muft be three inches deep of wet mofs put 
into the bottom of the box, and the young trees placed in rows up- 
right clofe to each other, fluffing wet mofs in the vacancies 
between them, and on the furface ; over this palmetto leaves, if 
to be had, fhould be put to keep in the moifture, and over them 
the laths are to be faftened crofs and crofs to the ledges or pack- 
thread to be laced to and fro, to keep the whole fteady and tight- 
The lid of the box fhould be either nailed down clofe, or may 
have hinges and a padlock to fecure it from being opened, as may 
be found neceflary, with proper directions marked on it to keep 
the lid uppermoft. There muft be two handles fixed, one at each 
end, by which means there will be lefs danger of difturb- 
ing the plants. Near the upper part of the ends of the box, 
there muft be feveral holes bored to give air: or in making 
the box there may be a narrow vacancy left between the- 
boards of one-third of an inch wide, near the top, to let out the 
foul air; and perhaps it may be neceflary to nail along the upper 
edge of thefe openings lift, or flips of fail-cloth, to hang over 
them, to fecure the plants from any fpray of the fea; and at the 
fame time it will not prevent the air from palling through.. 
Boxes with plants packed in this manner, muft be placed where 
there is free air, that is, out of the way of the foul air of the 
fhip’s hold. 
If the plants fhould be taller than the depth of the box men- 
tioned here, they may be placed length-ways in the fame fized 
boxes: but then care muft be taken to fecure their roots in the 
mofs 
